PGA Tour faces backlash from liberals over Trump | Golf News

A call by the PGA Tour to return to a golf course owned by Donald Trump has ignited appreciable controversy.

Next week, the fifth PGA Tour Signature Event of the season will happen as the rebranded Cadillac Championship comes to Trump National Doral Miami in Florida, representing the first PGA Tour competitors at this location since 2016. Formerly called the WGC-Cadillac Championship, the event was held at Doral from 2007 through 2016 before transferring to Mexico City in 2017 during Trump’s first yr as president.

The PGA Tour’s intensive historical past at Trump National Doral Miami and the July 2025 announcement of the rebranded Cadillac Championship have been clouded in sure quarters by contemporary controversy surrounding the event’s comeback, with backlash growing as info recirculated on social media.

When the sector was confirmed on Friday evening, the PGA Tour Communications account on X launched the whole roster of rivals scheduled to take part in the event’s debut version at the presidential property.

One X person commented: Skipping this event. Not watching a Trump event. Another person commented: “I’ll be sure to ignore this tournament. Thanks for the warning”. A 3rd particular person chimed in: “Sorry guys, hard pass next week. See you at Quail.”

Doral is regarded as one of the most difficult programs on the PGA Tour calendar and is anticipated to current a formidable check for the globe’s top gamers, including world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who is scheduled to compete in Miami.

Yet, a quantity of outstanding figures have chosen to skip the Signature Event, with Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick, and Ludvig Aberg notably absent from the sector. The three may have another probability to take part at Signature stage the following week, as the PGA Tour strikes to the Truist Championship.

Trump is anticipated to be let down by this consequence, having beforehand expressed his want for McIlroy to play at the Blue Monster course. After McIlroy’s consecutive Masters triumphs, Trump also used his Truth Social platform to publicly acknowledge the golfer.

He posted: “Congratulations to Rory McIlroy on another Great Championship, The Masters!

“He carried out tremendously under intense strain, one thing which few people would find a way to even suppose about doing. With each yr, Rory is changing into more and more a LEGEND! I look ahead to watching him compete in two weeks at Doral.”